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How to show up online without selling out: Visibility with integrity

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Showing up with integrity, clarity and authenticity allows you to build a brand that’s in alignment with your own experience, Debra Trappen writes. Continue reading →

Rising inventories have more homebuyers going to their lender

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Purchase loan applications soared 10 percent last week to the highest level since April, even though rates have been stuck in the high sixes, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday. Continue reading →

3rd indictment adds new charge against Alexander brothers

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The new allegation of aggravated sexual abuse by force, threat or intoxicant against Oren and Alon brings the total number of counts against the brothers collectively up to 10. Continue reading →

CFPB enforcement chief resigns, saying mission ‘under attack’

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The Trump administration is seeking to cut 90 percent of the CFPB’s workforce, and has dismissesd about 20 active enforcement cases and moved to vacate or weaken several finalized settlements. Continue reading →

Most likely to succeed (or disrupt): Class photos from Real Estate High

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Compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a fictional yearbook of “Real Estate High,” because sometimes the best way to understand the industry is to take it back to homeroom. Continue reading →

7 proven ways to revive a listing without dropping the price

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A price drop is not your only option when the market’s slow or the listing’s stale. Darryl Davis offers strategies to reboot and relaunch that property. Continue reading →

Real estate investors are unloading homes at record clip to stem losses

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In 2024, investors drove 11 percent of all U.S. home sales — the highest share in more than two decades. That translates to nearly 509,000 properties sold, according to data released Tuesday by Realtor.com. Continue reading →

Resilient by design: 5 ways new agents turn setbacks into strength

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Lean on systems and support that take the busywork off your plate — like CRMs, done-for-you marketing, voicemail drops and smart follow-up templates, coach Darryl Davis writes. Continue reading →

Trust is your competitive edge. Most agents earn it the wrong way

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In a market with fewer clients and more competition, trust is the ultimate differentiator for real estate pros, Better Homes and Gardens President Ginger Wilcox writes. Continue reading →

Developers are lining up to buy in on Altadena’s burned out lots

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A wave of “Altadena Not for Sale” signs dot the yards of fire-scarred properties as a plea to preserve the communities that have been lost in January’s Eaton fire. Behind the signs, a different reality is unfolding — Altadena is for sale, and develope… Continue reading →